Alay District

Alay
Kyrgyz: Алай району
District
The Pamirs with Lenin Peak from Sary-Tash
The Pamirs with Lenin Peak from Sary-Tash
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionOsh Region
Area
 • Total6,821 km2 (2,634 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total87,398
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6

Alay (Kyrgyz: Алай району, romanized: Alay rayonu) is a district of Osh Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Gülchö.[2] The Alay District borders with China in the east, Tajikistan in the south, Chong-Alay District in the west, Nookat District in the north-west, Kara-Suu District and Özgön District in the north, and Kara-Kulja District in the north-east. Its area is 6,821 square kilometres (2,634 sq mi),[3] and its resident population was 87,398 in 2021.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
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  3. ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Osh Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 12, 17, 52.